Will ‘Volunteers’ Build Float?
by Lisa De Paul-Snyder

It’s a good thing City Manager Dennis Wilberg and city employee Keith Rattay decided to augment the city staff performance reviews to include "volunteer time." As I recall, it will take hundreds of man-hours to build a float for the Rose Parade. I wonder how much Jamey Clark, Inc., charges for gluing poppy seeds and blue hydrangea petals? I hope the city doesn't get stuck paying Clark "emergency" rates when the city realizes it cannot compel staffers to volunteer to make the parade float. It was bad enough when Clark charged the city $72.50 an hour and took two whole hours to replace six Christmas decor twinkle light bulbs that had the temerity to go out during the week between Christmas and New Year's, last year.